I always feel like I should go on some kind of glitter diet in January: after all the sparkliness of the festive season, I really start to crave the simplest of styles, from clothes to shoes: in fact, I’m writing this wearing an old pair of ballet flats and some plain capri pants and I do not care. In fact, I’m rather enjoying it.
Still, I couldn’t let these shoes go unrecorded, glitter-diet or not. River Island have been bringing out quite a few designer-inspired pieces recently, and all of these shoes reminded me of Miu Miu’s most recent collection, with their curved or flared heels and their suede/glitter uppers.
I’ve found my tolerance of glitter shoes has been considerably higher following my Ted Baker Keanah2 purchase, and I actually quite like all of these. I’ve no idea how I’d actually wear all of them, of course, but hey, it could be an interesting challenge, don’t you think?
(And yes, I’d ever give the glitter ankle boots a go. Well, why not?)
These boots are far from my usual style, so it may come as a bit of a suprise to hear that I absolutely love these – so much so that if my size wasn’t sold out, they’d probably be en route to me right now.
And why do I love them so much? Well, for one thing, they’re navy, and it’s so unusual to find navy boots of any kind that they’d be worth buying for that reason alone. And for another… well, when I’m not wearing my usual little dresses and high-heeled shoes, I sometimes like to entertain the idea that in another life I could’ve been a bit of a rock chick, and worn boots with buckles and maybe some skinny leather pants. OK, maybe not the pants. I would wear these, though, if I possibly could: if you would too, they’re by Buffalo, they’re £102, and you can click here to buy them!
My love of leopard print shoes has been well documented on this site now, but leopard print boots? I’m just not so sure, and I seem to veer wildly between thinking one minute that I’d never be able to pull them off, and then the next thinking they could be just the right touch to an otherwise understated outfit. (I have exactly the same feelings about leopard print coats, funnily enough: I think they can look either horrendously tacky or absolutely awesome, and although I’ve come dangerously close to buying one a few times now, I always worry I’d fall on the wrong side of that line, and end up putting it back!)
With all of that said, what do you all think of these Ravel ankle boots? Somewhat unusually, these come without the platform sole we normally see attached to wedge boots, and that’s either a curse or a blessing, depending on how you look at it. Lately I’ve been leaning heavily towards shoes without platforms (or with very small platforms), but I also tend to think that this style generally looks better with one. I’m all about the indecision today, aren’t I?
If you’re a little better than I am at making up your mind about these boots, I can tell you that they’re £50 at Spartoo, and you can click here to buy them. What DO you think of them?
Yes, it’s another pair of red suede boots. They seem to be popping up everywhere at the moment, without me even having to look for them, just as green suede shoes did all summer. And you know, if it wasn’t for the fear of looking like one of Santa’s elves (Red boots at Christmas time can be a tricky look to pull off!), I could very easily be tempted by these ones. They’re only £50, but they’re real suede, and I think they look a little more expensive than the price on the tag.
I also like the beige version, but as they’d be even less practical at this time of year than the red, I know which ones I’d be going for!
These are from New Look, but are only available online, and at selected stores: click here to buy them.
Later this week, I’m going to have to take Charlotte Russe to task for some blatant acts of Shoe Deja Vu they’ve been indulging in, but for now, I’m not going to lie to you: if I had a branch near me, I’d probably be buying these boots. Yes even although they’re faux-suede, are highly impractical, and might look cheaper in person than they do in the photos. From where I’m standing, though, I can’t see any of that. I just see the pair of red, “shoeperhero” boots I’ve been searching for. And hey: I could always try to justify them as part of next year’s Halloween costume – all I need is a bright blue unitard and a red cape…
A black upper with a red heel is one of the fastest routes to a Shoeperhero’s heart, so these black suede Vicini boots were always going to be a favourite of mine! In addition to the colour combination, I also love the gold buttons, which give these a bit of a military feel (Why am I always drawn to military looks during the winter, but at no other time of year?) which has me itching to wear them with a full-skirted wool coat and a fabulous hat of some kind. I think the word “dapper” is probably the word I’m looking for here…
“Classic” is another word that describes these pretty well, and that’s a good thing, because at £388 I’d want to get a LOT of wear of them.
These are a step away from my usual style, and could run the risk of looking a little bit costumey if you weren’t careful, but I’m rather digging (for some reason I feel that’s the right word for these) the 60s vibe of these, with their two-tone uppers and block heels. And despite what I just said about looking too costumey, I’d be so tempted to wear these with an A-line mini skirt, pale lips and backcombed hair, wouldn’t you?
Of course, if you don’t want to look like a visitor from 1966, any kind of monochrome outfit will work well with these, and they’re the kind of footwear that will turn a simple look into a special one.
These are £60 and you can click here to buy them from ASOS.
It’s no use: I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to get on board with the concept of lace boots. Lace-covered boots, sure. Boots made entirely out of lace, though, and with a fragile, would-fall-apart-in-a-heavy-shower look to them? They just seem so pointless to me. Maybe it’s just because another thing I can’t get on board with is the idea of boots as evening wear. I mean, these Valentino knee-highs obviously aren’t designed for trudging through the snow in – they’re very much “dress” boots – but my mind is hard-wired to make the connection that knee-high boots=cold weather + outdoor use. It would no more occur to me to wear knee-high boots to a party than it would occur to me to wear my coat indoors, so $1,295 lace boots are never going to make it onto my shopping list. (And thank God for that, I hear Shoeperman exclaim…)
What about you, though? What do think: shoeperheroes, or shoepervillains?
(For the record, I don’t really think they’re either, but I figured I may as well be dramatic about it…)
